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Sergeant Indicted After Polymarket Flags Trades; Trump Decries Markets

4/28/2026

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Van Dyke Indicted

Polymarket flagged Gannon Ken Van Dyke’s suspicious trades and referred the matter to federal authorities.
Army sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke will appear in New York federal court after indictment, released on $250,000 bond.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he dislikes prediction markets, calling world “somewhat of a casino.”
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig defended prediction markets as agency filed a complaint against Van Dyke.

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Van Dyke Insider-Trading

U.S. special-forces soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke used classified details of the Maduro capture to bet on Polymarket.
Federal prosecutors allege Van Dyke’s insider trading on Polymarket endangered national security and could have risked American service members.
$404,000 profit from the bets spurred bipartisan calls for stricter regulation of prediction-market platforms.
Polymarket reported the trades, handed data to the Justice Department and affirmed they are auditable.

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Van Dyke Indicted

Polymarket flagged Gannon Ken Van Dyke’s suspicious trades and referred the matter to federal authorities.
Army sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke will appear in New York federal court after indictment, released on $250,000 bond.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he dislikes prediction markets, calling world “somewhat of a casino.”
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig defended prediction markets as agency filed a complaint against Van Dyke.

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